London: The Gentleman's Magazine, 1760. This offering is for the October, 1760 issue of The Gentleman's Magazine, complete with an early fold-out detailed John Gibson street map of Montreal, Canada and surrounding region. The central portion of the map depicts the larger St. Lawrence and Niagara region's while..... More
Washington DC: The United States Telegraph and Commercial Herald, 1826. 1826 Washington DC newspaper with a front page AD - A LOTTERY for THE SALE of Thomas Jefferson's estate of MONTICELLO. COMPLETE, ORIGINAL NEWSPAPER, the United States Telegraph (Washington, DC) dated in 1826. This newspaper contains a 5" x...... More
New York: New York Tribune, 1864. 1st Edition. A beautiful 1864 issue of the New York Tribune, dated October 18, 1864, with a long and detailed front-page report announcing that the border state of Maryland has officially abolished slavery, to take effect on November 1st of the same year... More
New York: Beers, Ellis & Soule, 1869. A Beautiful large folding original 1869 hand-colored street map of Brattleboro, Vermont, in Windham County, showing property owner names at the time as well as 19th-century building footprints and street names just after the Civil War. Depicted are Vermont State Asylum..... More
Philadelphia: Lake Griffing & Stevenson, 1877. 1st Edition. An original BEAUTIFUL 1877 hand-colored street map of NORTHEAST, Maryland and surrounding area in Cecil County, along Maryland's Eastern Shore This map features property owner names and some building footprints as they were shortly after the Civil War during the last..... More
n.d. c.1877. 1st Edition. Folio. Original c.1877 hand-colored map of Salem, Massachusetts, featuring building footprints, some property owner names, and original street names and map sponsors. In vignette in the upper left corner is a higher-level map of Salem depicting the surrounding area. Featured on the map..... More
Boston, Ma: George H. Walker & Co., 1879. A Beautiful large folding original 1879 hand-colored map of Brockton, Massachusetts, in Plymouth County, showing property owner names at the time as well as 19th-century building footprints. This map features two sections of the town in vignette along the left side and..... More
Boston, Ma: George H. Walker & Co., 1879. A Beautiful large folding original 1879 hand-colored street map of Hingham, Massachusetts, in Plymouth County, showing property owner names at the time as well as 19th-century building footprints and street names. Depicted are individual homes, schools, churches and local businesses..... More
Boston, Ma: George H. Walker & Co., 1879. A Beautiful large folding original 1879 hand-colored street map of Rockland, Massachusetts, in Plymouth County, showing property owner names at the time as well as 19th-century building footprints and street names. Depicted are individual homes, schools, churches and local businesses..... More
Boston, Ma: George H. Walker & Co., 1879. A Beautiful large folding original 1879 hand-colored street map of South Abington, Massachusetts, in Plymouth County, showing property owner names at the time as well as 19th-century building footprints and street names. Depicted are individual homes, schools, churches and local..... More
Boston, Ma: George H. Walker & Co., 1879. A Beautiful large folding original 1879 hand-colored street map of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, in Plymouth County, showing property owner names at the time as well as 19th-century building footprints and street names. Depicted are individual homes, schools, churches and local businesses..... More
Boston, Ma: George H. Walker & Co., 1879. A Beautiful large folding original 1879 hand-colored street map of Hingham and the village of South Hingham, Massachusetts, in Plymouth County, showing property owner names at the time as well as 19th-century building footprints and street names. Depicted are individual..... More
Boston, Ma: George H. Walker & Co., 1879. A Beautiful large folding original 1879 hand-colored street map of Marshfield and the village of East Marshfield, Massachusetts, in Plymouth County, showing property owner names at the time as well as 19th-century building footprints and street names. Depicted are individual..... More
Boston, Ma: George H. Walker & Co., 1879. A Beautiful large folding original 1879 hand-colored street map of Nantasket Beach, Massachusetts, in Plymouth County, showing property owner names at the time as well as 19th-century building footprints and street names. Featured on this gorgeous map are the Atlantic..... More
New York: Rand McNally, 1917. GORGEOUS WW I-Era Street Map of New York city, featuring many iconic NYC landmarks. The Polo Grounds, home of the New York Yankees in 1917, is represented, as is Central Park, Grand Central Station, Battery Park, the Brooklyn Bridge and many more. Most..... More
1958. A beautiful 1958 movie theatre advertising poster for the re-release off the 1927 classic 'Uncle Tom's Cabin', based on Harriet Beecher Stowe's 1852 novel. "Uncle Tom's Cabin (1927) is a silent film directed by Harry A. Pollard and released by Universal Pictures. The film is based on the..... More
New York: Niagara Lithography Co., 1919. Christy, Howard Chandler. 1st Edition. One of the most iconic bond posters of WW I and one of Howard Chandler Christy's most beloved. This original WW I propaganda poster features a monumental Lady Columbia, rising from the ocean before a billowing American..... More
Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1929. 1st Edition. Quarto. An extremely scarce catalog of historic items loaned to the Library of Congress by Maggs Bros. of London for a 1929 exhibition. In a later hardback binding of blue cloth with original title wrap laid down to front board, making..... More
Paris: 1751. Louis-Jacques Goussier, engraved by Robert Bénard. 1st Edition. Beautiful 1751 French copperplate engraving illustrating the complexities of 18th-century ship building From the "Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers", edited by Denis & Jean le Rond d'Alembert. Published in Paris, France... More
Philadelphia: Lake Griffing & Stevenson, 1877. 1st Edition. Original 1877 hand-colored street map of the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland. This map depicts Wicomico, Somerset and Worcester Counties as well as a much larger Smith Island and the towns of Salisbury, Crisfield, Ocean City, Berlin, Princess Anne and..... More
Philadelphia: Lake Griffing & Stevenson, 1877. 1st Edition. Elephant Folio. Original 1877 hand-colored map of Salisbury, Maryland, the seat of Wicomico County on Maryland's Eastern Shore. This map also features the lines of long defunct Eastern Shore railroads of the Wicomico & Pocomoke as well as the Eastern Shore..... More
Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1945. 1st Edition. A GORGEOUS Original WWII 1945 War Bond Poster featuring a monumental SANTA CLAUS in SOLDIERS HELMET urging Americans to get their packages destined for the Pacific Theatre in the mail early. This vibrant poster advertises services provided by the military..... More
New York: Gibb Brothers & Moran, 1889. 1st Edition. 8vo. A 16-page1889 program highlighting the events surrounding the Centennial of George Washington's Inauguration as US President in 1789. Yellow illustrated wraps, with Washington's portrait on the front. Staple binding. Clean interior. In remarkable condition, with minimal wear... More
New York: F.W. Beers, 1872. Folio. An original 1872 map of the South Ward portion of the historic town of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, with building footprint and campus Irving Female College. This large map was originally published in the F.W. Beers Atlas of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania and also features the..... More
New York: F.W. Beers, 1872. Folio. An original 1872 map of the North Ward portion of the historic town of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, with building footprint and campus Irving Female College. This large map was originally published in the F.W. Beers Atlas of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania and also features the..... More